Flyin' Bryan's RV-8 Adventure

This site was created to provide friends and family with a vehicle to track my efforts to build a Van's RV 8 Aircraft kit. The dream began in the Summer of 2008. The actual building began in 2009, with the arrival of the empennage or tail kit. I will periodically update the site with photos and comments about my progress.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

N462AK Reserved!

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1-30-2010 - Reserved my "N" number last night, N462AK. This will be my aircraft registration number when I finally get everything ...

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Friday, January 29, 2010

HS skins both dimpled, and Wing kit ordered

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Finally got the HS skins dimpled. Now all I need to do is a little edge deburring and double checking of all flanges to ensure they are 90 d...

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

It has been a while..... HS skins dimpled - a few dings also fixed

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Wow. No posts since Thanksgiving. Can that be right? I think that was the time that Denver went into a deep freeze (again), and I crawled in...

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

C Frame ram on top and male dimple die no the bottpm

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A slightly blurry pic of the dimple die inserted in the bottom of the table as previously described. A level table and a precisely positio...

C Frame Setup and leveled

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This shot is intended to show the setup of the C frame. You can just see the male dimple die, inserted into the same rivet set shown previ...

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Dimpling the end rib of the left HS

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This probably helps visualize everything previously described the best. Here I am dimpling the last 2 holes on the most forward part of th...

Special Rivet Set and Male dimple die

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This is a special rivet set that came with my C-Frame which I also purchased from Cleveland Tools. The male dimple die is inserted at the ...

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About Me

Bryan Raley: So who am I? Born in Dallas, TX, but consider myself a Colorado native, having lived in this beautiful state for all but two years of my life. I built my first plastic airplane model at the age of 7, and I was hooked on airplanes for life. I attended the University of North Dakota and obtained an Aviation Administration degree, earning my flight instructor certificate along the way. I became a search and rescue pilot and crew member for the Civil Air Patrol shortly after graduating from college - going on 26 years of service now. There is no greater satisfaction that using your aviation talents to help your community and the nation. I bcame a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association in 2008 and made my first visit to Airventure in Oshkosh, WI, home of the largest gathering of airplanes and aviation enthusiasts in the world for one week in July 2009. Of course you already know I am building an RV-8 airplane! Other than that, I enjoy living life, spending time with my wonderful wife and 2 great kids, and just enjoying all that life has to offer.

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